# Sneak Peek: Client Clipboard Support in HTML5 Editor > TX Text Control X12 adds client-side clipboard support to the HTML5 Web.TextControl editor. Formatted content including tables and images can be copied from external applications like MS Word and pasted directly into the browser editor without requiring any plugins or permissions. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2015-01-30 - **Modified:** 2026-03-05 - **Description:** TX Text Control X12 adds client-side clipboard support to the HTML5 Web.TextControl editor. Formatted content including tables and images can be copied from external applications like MS Word and pasted directly into the browser editor without requiring any plugins or permissions. - **2 min read** (247 words) - **Tags:** - HTML5 - Release - Reporting - **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/01/30/sneak-peek-client-clipboard-support-in-html5-editor/ - **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/01/30/sneak-peek-client-clipboard-support-in-html5-editor/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/01/30/sneak-peek-client-clipboard-support-in-html5-editor/llms-full.txt --- **Sneak Peek X12: TX Text Control .NET Server** This article describes upcoming features that will be part of the next version of TX Text Control. One of the most requested features of the HTML5 based rich text editor is a client-side clipboard to copy and paste formatted text from other applications directly into the editor in the browser. In the current version, only an internal, server-side clipboard is available that allows copy and paste actions of content that is already in the document: [![Sneak Peek: Client clipboard support in HTML5 editor](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2015/01/30/a/assets/animation_internal.webp "Sneak Peek: Client clipboard support in HTML5 editor")](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2015/01/30/a/assets/animation_internal.webp) The next version comes with client-side clipboard support that allows you to copy and paste content from other applications such as MS Word to the editor. In the following animated screenshot, you can see this new feature in action. Formatted content including tables and images is copied from MS Word into Web.TextControl: [![Sneak Peek: Client clipboard support in HTML5 editor](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2015/01/30/a/assets/animation_external.webp "Sneak Peek: Client clipboard support in HTML5 editor")](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2015/01/30/a/assets/animation_external.webp) This works completely without any plugins or special permission requirements. Web.TextControl is pure HTML5, Javascript and CSS. Sounds interesting? Stay tuned for more stunning new features! --- ## About Bjoern Meyer As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. In his spare time, Bjoern enjoys running, paragliding, mountain biking, and playing the piano. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernmeyer/) - [X](https://x.com/txbjoern) - [GitHub](https://github.com/bjoerntx) --- ## Series - **Sneak Peek: Client Clipboard Support in HTML5 Editor** (this article) - [Sneak Peek: TX Text Control .NET for WPF X12](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/02/23/sneak-peek-tx-text-control-net-for-wpf-x12/llms.txt) - [Sneak Peek: Field Navigation Panel in TX Text Control Words](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/03/03/sneak-peek-field-navigation-panel-in-tx-text-control-words/llms.txt) - [Web.TextControl X12 Beta: Live Demo Online](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/03/05/webtextcontrol-x12-beta-live-demo-online/llms.txt) --- ## Related Posts - [Sneak Peek X15: Custom Field Overlays in HTML5-based Text Control](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2017/06/21/sneak-peek-x15-custom-field-overlays-in-html5-based-text-control/llms.txt) - [X13: Using IMEs and Localization in Web.TextControl](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/11/20/x13-using-imes-and-localization-in-webtextcontrol/llms.txt) - [X13: New Web Forms DocumentViewer Style](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/11/19/x13-new-web-forms-documentviewer-style/llms.txt) - [Sneak Peek X13: New Features in Web.TextControl](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/11/18/sneak-peek-x13-new-features-in-webtextcontrol/llms.txt) - [Web.TextControl X12: Fully Programmable API](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/03/09/webtextcontrol-x12-fully-programmable-api/llms.txt) - [Web.TextControl X12 Beta: Live Demo Online](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/03/05/webtextcontrol-x12-beta-live-demo-online/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control X11 Released: Cross-browser Template Editing](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2014/09/10/tx-text-control-x11-released-cross-browser-template-editing/llms.txt) - [Cross-browser Report Template Designer](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2014/04/23/cross-browser-report-template-designer/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 32.0 Has Been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/09/13/tx-text-control-320-has-been-released/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 31.0 and TX Spell .NET 10.0 Have Been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2022/09/07/tx-text-control-31-released/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 30.0 and TX Spell .NET 9.0 Have Been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2021/11/29/tx-text-control-30-released/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control X19 and TX Spell 8.0 Have Been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/12/02/tx-text-control-x19-released/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control for Angular X18 Published](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/03/18/tx-text-control-for-angular-x18-published/llms.txt) - [MVC NuGet Packages for X18 Published](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/03/17/mvc-nuget-packages-for-x18-published/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control X18 has been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/03/16/tx-text-control-x18-released/llms.txt) - [Sneak Peek X18: Form Field Conditional Instructions](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/01/03/sneak-peek-x18-form-field-conditional-instructions/llms.txt) - [DocumentViewer: New Two Page View Mode](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/01/02/documentviewer-new-two-page-view-mode/llms.txt) - [Creating Your First ASP.NET Reporting Application](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/01/01/creating-your-first-aspnet-reporting-application/llms.txt) - [See Text Control at DDC in Cologne](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/11/24/see-text-control-at-ddc-in-cologne/llms.txt) - [Impressions from DEVintersection Fall 2019](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/11/22/impressions-from-devintersection-fall-2019/llms.txt) - [Impressions from TechBash 2019](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/11/14/impressions-from-techbash-2019/llms.txt) - [Automatically Reconnect to the Server and Recover the Document](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/09/05/automatically-reconnect-to-the-server-and-recover-the-document/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control X17 has been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/05/28/tx-text-control-x17-released/llms.txt) - [Text Control Roadmap 2019: High DPI Support, Forms, Node.js and Angular](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/03/12/text-control-roadmap-2019/llms.txt) - [Impressions from BASTA! 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